The UK legal jobs market is growing, according to figures obtained by recruiters Robert Walters. For the year to date, the total number of advertised legal vacancies increased by 23% from 2013-2014. London enjoyed the largest increase (27%) while the Midlands had an 18% jobs boost and hiring in the north west remained flat. Colin Loth, director of legal recruitment at Robert Walters, says: “Hiring across transactional disciplines, including property, corporate and banking and finance, has been particularly robust.”
05 November 2014
UK firms hiring not firing
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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